1.   As most any mother and father knows, kids have a singular ability to detect double standards.

2.   But television made it much worse, more quickly, because of the immensity of its reach, its singular ability to define and then dominate popular culture.

3.   Co-star Rob Reiner, she recalled, demonstrated singular abilities and clear ambition.

4.   The lessons Hemingway had to teach Hawks and his fellow filmmakers derived from his singular ability to combine simplicity, indirection, and the appearance of realism.